Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 28, Problem 2MCQ
Acetobacter is necessary for only one of the steps of vitamin C manufacture. The easiest way to accomplish this step would be to
- a. add substrate and Acetobacter to a test tube.
- b. affix Acetobacter to a surface and run substrate over it.
- c. add substrate and Acetobacter to a bioreactor.
- d. find an alternative to this step.
- e. none of the above
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Chapter 28 Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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